Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres

It's failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.

The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy for yourself and yourself.

It's funny how cucumber water can taste so much better than pickle juice, even though they come from the same source.

Why is it that when you wipe up dust its called dusting but when you wipe up a spill its not called spilling? Just something to think about.

Haiku sounds like I'mSaying hi to someone namedKu. Hi, Ku. Hello.

Leaning forward in your chair when someone is trying to squeeze behind you isn't enough. You also have to move the chair.

I wonder what will happen if i put a hand cream on my feet, will they get confused and start clapping?

Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.

My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.

I'm a godmother, that's a great thing to be, a godmother. She calls me god for short, that's cute, I taught her that.

Things will get easier, people's minds will change, and you should be alive to see it.

Life is short. If you doubt me, ask a butterfly. Their average life span is a mere five to fourteen days.

You should never assume. You know what happens when you assume. You make an ass out of you and me because that's how it's spelled.

When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.

Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.

I believe in doing what you love and giving it 100%. The rest will follow.

Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow someone else's path unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.

I'm perfect the way I am.

It's not about how many times you fall; it's about how many times you get back up.

I think it's important to find the good in every situation. If you can't find it, create it.

Keep swimming. Just keep swimming.

Be kind to everyone, because everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.

I'm not afraid to take a stand for what I believe in. Even if no one agrees with me, at least I'll know I stood up for myself.

It's better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you are not.

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.

Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself.

Every day is a school day.

I don't need a prince to have a happy ending.

I try to find the good in every situation. If you can't find it, create it.

You can't control the behavior of other people, but you can control how you react to it.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to the world.

I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated, and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.

My motto is: 'Live honestly, laugh often, and lie about your age.'

To me, beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.

Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow someone else's path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.

Be kind to one another.

My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the heck she is.